Beatrice Chebet’s Earnings In 2024 For Olympic Gold Medals And World Record
- Beatrice Chebet is still celebrating becoming the first Kenyan woman to win two gold medals in one Olympic Games
- The Kenyan followed up her world record with two golds in the 5000m and 10,000m in Paris
- Her super run means she receives a lot of money as a reward, and she is likely the highest-paid track Kenyan athlete in 2024
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Beatrice Chebet's year has turned out to be a historic one.
The Kenyan star became the first Kenyan woman to win the 10,000m title at the Olympic Games.
Her gold medals and world records this year have earned her millions of shillings, and with the Diamond League season resuming next week, she could earn more.
The 24-year-old has participated in cross country and on the track. She won the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, in January.
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In March, she also defended her title at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade after clocking 31:05.
The double Olympic champion made her Diamond League debut in Doha and ran the women's 5000m, which she comfortably won in 14:26.98.
In her next Diamond League race, she competed in the 10,000m in Eugene and shattered the world record. The Kenyan clocked 28:54.14 to break Letesenbet Gidey's mark of 29:01.03.
Her next big races were the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which she won.
Chebet's earnings in 2024
Olympic gold medallists in athletics receive $50,000, meaning Chebet will take home $100,000 (Ksh13 million) for her two gold medals.
She also earned $10,000 for winning the two Diamond League races. If an athlete smashes a world record in the Diamond League, they reportedly get a bonus of $50,000. Her Diamond League earnings for 2024 are $70,000 (Ksh9 million).
Her cross-country title in Belgrade also came with $30,000 (Ksh4 million) in prize money. The Kenyan government also rewarded gold medallists with Ksh3 million each.
Therefore, Chebet has pocketed approximately 32 million shillings in 2024 so far. If she runs and wins in the Diamond League final in Brussels in September, a Diamond trophy and $40,000 await her.
Chebet bags 10,000m gold
TUKO.co.ke also reported that Beatrice Chebet won her second gold medal at the Paris Olympics after winning the 10,000m final.
Chebet outsprinted Italy's Nadia Battocletti to become the first Kenyan woman to win two gold medals at one Olympic Games.
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